Washinton: Donald Trump has elevated America’s ties with India and solidified the growing partnership between the two countries in ways not seen in any previous administrations, said the White House on Monday and asserted that the US President will continue to build this critical partnership in the years to come.
“President Trump has prioritised US-India relationship and worked to expand all facets of the partnership over the last three-and-a-half years,” a senior administration official from the National Security Council of the White House told PTI.
The official said that given the two countries’ democratic foundations and their mutual interests in rebuilding the global economy following COVID-19, diversifying global supply chains, and ensuring the Indo-Pacific region remains free and open, President Donald Trump will continue to build this critical partnership in the years to come.
The White House official also noted that that the President has enabled India to become the first non-treaty ally to be offered an armed MQ-9 Unmanned Aerial System.
He said Donald Trump’s historic visit to India on February 24-26 this year had elevated the relationship to a Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership and added that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was one of the first foreign leaders to visit the White House after Trump took office on June 26, 2017.
The official also mentioned the two mega events — “Howdy, Modi” in September 2019 in Houston, Texas and “Namaste, Trump” in February 2020 in Ahmedabad, Gujarat — where the two leaders shared the stage together.
